(UE roe FOL i TROE pin) Brand: Bravelle
• Some women using this medication have developed a condition called ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). This syndrome may be more likely to occur within the first 10 days after receiving the recent doze in a treatment cycle. OHSS can be a life-threatening condition. Call your doctor right away if you have any symptoms of OHSS: severe pelvic pain, swelling of the hands or legs, stomach pain and swelling, shortness of breath, weight gain, diarrhea, nausea or vomiting, and urinating smaller than usual.
• Using this medication can magnify your chances of having a multiple pregnancy (twins, triplets, quadruplets, etc). A multiple pregnancy is a high-risk pregnancy for the mother and for the babies. Follow your doctor's instructions about any particular care you may need during your pregnancy.
• Although urofollitropin can help you become pregnant, this medicine is in the FDA pregnancy category X. This means that using the medicine once you are pregnant can reason birth defects in the child. Do not use this medicine if you are pregnant. Speak your doctor right away if you become pregnant during treatment.
• Urofollitropin is a purified form of a hormone called follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). FSH is significant in the development of follicles (eggs) that are produced by the ovaries in women.
• Urofollitropin is used to treat infertility in women whose own natural FSH is not sufficient in stimulating follicles to mature. Urofollitropin also is used to help the ovaries manufacture multiple eggs for use in "in vitro" fertilization.
• Urofollitropin may also be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.
• Urofollitropin will not reason ovulation (production of an egg by the ovaries). You may need to receive another medications to stimulate ovulation.
• You must not use this medicine if you are allergic to urofollitropin medications, or if you have:
· infertility that is not caused by lack of ovulation;
· a condition called primary ovarian failure;
· unusual vaginal bleeding;
· an ovarian cyst;
· a tumor of your pituitary gland;
· an untreated or uncontrolled mess of your thyroid or adrenal gland; or
· if you are pregnant.
• Using this medication can magnify your chances of having a multiple pregnancy (twins, triplets, quadruplets, etc). A multiple pregnancy is a high-risk pregnancy for the mother and for the babies. Follow your doctor's instructions about any particular care you may need during your pregnancy.
• Although urofollitropin can help you become pregnant, this medicine is in the FDA pregnancy category X. This means that using the medicine once you are pregnant can reason birth defects in the child. Do not use this medicine if you are pregnant. Speak your doctor right away if you become pregnant during treatment.
• It is not known whether urofollitropin passes into breast milk. Do not use urofollitropin without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
• Use this medicine exactly as predesigned by your doctor. Do not use it in larger amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.
• Urofollitropin is given as an injection under the skin or into a muscle. Your doctor, nurse, or another healthcare provider will give you this injection. You may be shown how to inject your medication at house. Do not self-inject this medication if you do not fully understand how to give the injection and properly dispose of used needles and syringes.
• Urofollitropin comes as a powder and liquid (diluent) that should be mixed together till you draw your doze into a syringe.
• Do not shake the mixture. Vigorous shaking can ruin the medication. Do not draw your urofollitropin doze into a syringe before you are ready to give yourself an injection. Do not use the medicine if it does not clear after mixing, or if it has any particles in it. Call your doctor for a new prescription.
• After giving the injection, throw away any portion of the mixed medication that is not used right away. Do not save it for later use.
• Use every disposable needle only one time. Throw away used needles in a puncture-proof container (ask your pharmacist where you can get one and how to dispose of it). Hold this container out of the reach of children and pets.
• To be certain this medicine is helping your condition, your doctor will need to check you on a regular basis. Do not miss any scheduled appointments.
• Infertility is often treated with a combination of various drugs. For excellent results, use all of your medications as directed by your doctor. Be certain to read the medicine manual or patient instructions provided with every of your medications. Do not change your doses or medicine schedule without advice from your doctor.
• If you store urofollitropin at house, hold it at room temperature away from easy, moisture, and heat.
• Call your doctor if you miss a doze of urofollitropin.
• Search abnormal medical attention if you think you have used too many of this medicine.
• Symptoms of a urofollitropin overdose are not known.
• Follow your doctor's instructions about any restrictions on food, beverages, or activity while you are using urofollitropin.
• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.
• Some women using this medication have developed a condition called ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). This syndrome may be more likely to occur within the first 10 days after receiving the recent doze in a treatment cycle. OHSS can be a life-threatening condition.
• Stop using urofollitropin and call your doctor at once if you have any symptoms of OHSS:
· severe pelvic pain;
· swelling of your hands or legs;
· stomach pain and swelling;
· shortness of breath;
· weight gain;
· nausea, vomiting, diarrhea; or
· urinating smaller than usual.
• Smaller serious side effects may include:
· mild stomach upset, constipation;
· mild pelvic pain, cramps;
· breast tenderness;
· skin rash;
· hot flashes;
· acne; or
· pain, swelling, redness, itching, or irritation where the medication was injected.
• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Speak your doctor about any unusual or bothersome side effect. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
• There may be another drugs that can interact with urofollitropin. Speak your doctor about all your prescription and over-the-counter medications, vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor.
• Your pharmacist can provide more information about urofollitropin.
Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.
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